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This chapter explains the principles governing revisionist theory construction and a characterization of some of the core elements (such as blame and desert) that govern the account. It introduces a distinction between repurposing and systematic revisionism, arguing that there are good reasons to favor systematic revisionism. It also introduces the ideas of a standard of naturalistic adequacy, the idea of the “work” of the concept of moral responsibility, and the relationship of revisionism to reflective equilibrium. It also considers the question of relativism about moral responsibility.

This chapter explains the principles governing revisionist theory construction and a characterization of some of the core elements (such as blame and desert) that govern the account. It introduces a distinction between repurposing and systematic revisionism, arguing that there are good reasons to favor systematic revisionism. It also introduces the ideas of a standard of naturalistic adequacy, the idea of the “work” of the concept of moral responsibility, and the relationship of revisionism to reflective equilibrium. It also considers the question of relativism about moral responsibility.